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The valley was also the front line of the Isonzo battles in the First World War, the setting of Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, and the Walk of Peace trail follows the old front.\r\n\r\nThree days is right, with the Vr\u0161i\u010d pass to the north.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Bus from Ljubljana, about 3.5 hours\r\nGetting around | On foot. A car helps\r\nLanguage | Slovene. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | Round up. Not expected\r\nTap water | Excellent\r\nHow long to stay | Three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Bovec is small. 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Kozjak waterfall, in a cave-like gorge near Kobarid, is a short walk from the car park.\r\n\r\nThe Kobarid Museum, twenty minutes away, tells the story of the Isonzo front, and the Walk of Peace trail links the war sites through the valley.\r\n\r\nDrive or take the summer bus over the Vr\u0161i\u010d pass, the highest mountain pass in Slovenia, with fifty hairpins.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Rafting | April to October\r\nGreat So\u010da Gorge | The river through a slot\r\nKozjak waterfall | Near Kobarid\r\nVr\u0161i\u010d pass | Fifty hairpins","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Bovec","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Bovec","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Walking the valley, the Great So\u010da Gorge and the Boka waterfall is free.\r\n\r\nThe Walk of Peace trail is free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"River walks | Free\r\nBoka waterfall | Free\r\nWalk of Peace | Free\r\nThe valley | Free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Bovec","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Bovec","hw_hub_city_food_body":"So\u010da trout is the local dish. Mountain huts and gostilne serve hearty Slovenian food.\r\n\r\nA meal is \u20ac12 to \u20ac18.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"So\u010da trout | The local dish\r\nMountain huts | Hearty food\r\nA meal | \u20ac12\u201318\r\nGostilne | Traditional inns","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Bovec","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Bovec","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Bovec is quiet at night, with a few bars that fill with rafting guides and visitors in summer.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3 to \u20ac4.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bars | A few\r\nRafting guides | In summer\r\nA beer | \u20ac3\u20134\r\nQuiet | Early nights","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Bovec","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Bovec","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The town is small and walkable. Buses reach Ljubljana in about three and a half hours; in summer, a bus crosses the Vr\u0161i\u010d pass to Kranjska Gora.\r\n\r\nA car makes the valley much easier. The Vr\u0161i\u010d pass is closed in winter.\r\n\r\nIf you drive, motorways need an e-vignette, bought online and linked to your number plate.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Ljubljana | About 3.5 hours\r\nVr\u0161i\u010d bus | In summer\r\nCar | Easiest\r\nWinter | Pass closed","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Bovec","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Bovec costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Bovec is mid-priced. A careful day is \u20ac45 to \u20ac60.\r\n\r\nThe costs that add up are the activities: rafting or canyoning runs \u20ac45 to \u20ac60 a session.\r\n\r\nThe euro is the currency. Cards work almost everywhere; carry a little cash for mountain huts and small caf\u00e9s.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"A day, all in | \u20ac45\u201360\r\nRafting | \u20ac45\u201360\r\nCanyoning | Similar\r\nCards | Widely accepted","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Bovec","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Bovec","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Bovec is very safe.\r\n\r\nThe So\u010da is cold and fast. Only swim where locals do, and use licensed operators for rafting and canyoning.\r\n\r\nMountain weather changes quickly.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Cold river | Swim where locals do\r\nLicensed operators | Only\r\nMountain weather | Changes fast\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Bovec","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Bovec","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The So\u010da valley and the Julian Alps.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Kobarid | About 20 minutes | Bus or car | The Isonzo front museum and Kozjak waterfall. |  | 1304897\nTolmin gorges | About 45 minutes | Car | Narrow gorges and a thermal spring. |  | 1304898","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Bovec","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to September for the river; the Vr\u0161i\u010d pass is open from late spring to autumn.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs in the valley. 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It is very cold and fast.\r\nHow do I get to Bovec? | By bus from Ljubljana, about three and a half hours.\r\nWhat is the Vr\u0161i\u010d pass? | The highest mountain pass in Slovenia, with fifty hairpins, open from late spring to autumn.\r\nWhat happened in the So\u010da valley in the First World War? | It was the Isonzo front, the setting of A Farewell to Arms.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Three.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | May to September.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Bovec hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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